Alicia Salazar

Alicia Salazar, 85, passed away on April 8, 2026, in Coppell, Texas. She was born on May 7, 1940, in El Paso, Texas. Alicia leaves a legacy of humble resilience that began in her childhood and eventually touched the lives of countless family members, friends, and beyond who remember her for her charity, humility, quiet dignity, and radiant faith.

A Life of Faith, Charity, and Service

Her strength was forged early when she and her siblings were called as children to care for their mother after a devastating stroke. It was tested often by heartbreak and disappointment, which she met not with bitterness and cruelty, but with love and forgiveness.

This early baptism into service defined her character; she served everyone but was a servant of no one but her God. She spent the rest of her life projecting that same fierce love and care to her family as each navigated their own storms and journeys.

Alicia drew her strength from the "living water" described in John 4, meeting storms with a quiet, prayerful resolve. Whether it was navigating a blinding blizzard in a two-seat plane with an infant in her arms, or facing down decades of health challenges, she never wavered. And despite the disappointments and personal sorrows she was dealt, she never retreated from her faith but instead became more committed to it. She never visited her pain on others, but kept it within. The “living water” of her spirit never ran dry, but sustains her family now and always. Alicia knew, as the woman at the well did, that her strength did not come from her misfortunes, but from the One who walked through them with her.

Alicia was active at St. Ann’s, providing her talents to the music ministry. In 2014, when she was well enough to serve and travel, she went on medical missions to Yucatan and Quintana Roo, Mexico with Helping Hands Medical Mission and Embrace Medical Mission, serving as a translator for the hundreds of Mayan patients receiving dental and medical care.

Alicia could also be considered a medical pioneer. Her courage and resilience led her to the intersection of science and divine providence, first, when she became one of the first patients in the country to receive a life-extending procedure now common around the world. She then received the gift of life from a blessed soul whose liver she received. For the thirty years that followed, she served as a living miracle, proving that a diagnosis was never the end of the story, but the beginning of a new chapter she refused to waste.

Alica was the foundation of her family’s stability and success, ensuring that even when she was physically weak, her family remained spiritually and emotionally strong. Her devotion to her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren was her greatest work. She was the first to proclaim their achievements, but the last to accept credit for them. And she was quick to drop everything to be with them in times of need.

For 26 years, Alicia was the primary caregiver for her precious granddaughter, Noelle, who suffered from a debilitating condition since birth. Alicia’s faith was evident all throughout Noelle’s lifetime. From the very beginning she prayed for her and was there to help care for her, calling her our loving angel here on earth.

Her children and grandchildren will never forget her love and will cherish every touch, glance, gesture, and moment with her, each wrapped in a love that might not always be remembered, but always felt.

Alica is survived by her two sisters, Maria de la Luz (Lucy) Porras and Maria (Mary) Esther Morales; children, Steve Aragon III (Lita), Marcela Aragon, Michelle Salazar-Martinez (♱Ivan), Monica L. DeLeon (Jose), and Kristi Salazar; and a vast, loving network of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She remains a well of strength springing up into everlasting life for all who knew her.

Alicia was also survived by the following immediate family members: "bonus" daughter, Jacqueline Salazar; grandchildren Gabrielle (Jesse) Aragon, Adam (Jessica) Salazar, Joseph Aragon, Christopher J. Martinez, Analicia Martinez, Lauren Martinez, Noelle Salazar, Devony Jones, and Donovan Jones; great grandchildren Avery Salazar, Chandler Martinez, Lilliana Salazar, Diago Gutierrez, River Salazar, and Aviana Gutierrez; and "bonus" grandson, Aleksei Quintero.

Alicia is preceded in death by her father, Jose Guadalupe Salinas; mother, Ester Macias; and siblings, Bertha Lujan; Jose G. Salinas, Jr. and Jose E. Salinas, Sr.